Five Reasons I Love Mini Makeup (And Why It's A Trend That's Not Going Away...
Why is it that tiny sized treats taste all the sweeter? Why are mini things all the more covetable than their regular counterparts? Is it because their nostalgic references remind us of our youth, or...
View ArticleLooking Back At 2015: Did Blogging Develop In The Way I Predicted A Year Ago?
The digital world evolves at a pace that's incomparable to anything that's come before it; what makes it exciting is that so much changes in the space of a few months. Way back at the beginning of the...
View ArticleChucking Your Tampons Down The Loo? You're Contributing To A Huge Problem......
Did you know there are over ten million tampons users in UK using an average of twenty tampons per cycle, of which approximately 60% are being flushed (without a second thought) down the toilet? This...
View ArticleThe Three Glittery Looks You Really *Can* Wear This NYE: Your Christmas, Your...
SPONSORED FEATURECan you believe there's only a matter of days left in 2015? Soon enough we'll be popping open the champagne, lighting the sparklers and ringing in another new year. After the lethargy...
View ArticleThe Three Skincare Products I've Used To The Very Last Drop (And Will Do So...
I can be drowning in skincare at any one time, so it takes a lot for me to genuinely fall in love with a product and stick with it to the very end. It's incredibly easy to flitter from one to the next,...
View ArticleMy Five Favourite Winter Red Lipsticks (Effortless, Comfortable & Long-Lasting)
Nothing quite says 'big night out' at Christmas more than a powerful red lip. Although I personally love to rock a scarlet pout as much on a Tuesday afternoon as a Friday night, for the majority red...
View ArticleBurt's Bees 12 Days Of Christmas: Last Minute Gifts For Every Beauty Lover In...
SPONSORED FEATUREÂ If you follow me on Instagram, then you may have seen that over the last couple of weeks I've been sharing some fabulous gifts from many beauty blogger's favourite brand: Burt's Bees....
View ArticleBeauty From The Inside Out: Snack Happy On Almonds This New Year &...
SPONSORED FEATUREÂ If there has been one major trend in 2015, then it's the trend of 'beauty from within'. Superfoods, supplements and beauty drinks have never been more popular, as we look to enrich...
View ArticleFIVE MASCARAS WORTH TRYING FOR FULLER & MORE FLUTTERY LASHES
I feel like I've been on a never-ending quest for the holy grail of mascaras for the last fifteen years. There's never one mascara that offers it all, but there are a huge number of worthwhile...
View ArticleFIVE REALISTIC BLOGGING RESOLUTIONS (FOR 2016 & BEYOND) WE CAN ALL EMBRACE
And another year begins. With the dawn of a new day we feel the pressure to overhaul our lives, take up a gym membership and refuse another glass of Pinot - but realistically those intense and...
View ArticleTHE 2015 EDIT: THE 'BEST OF THE BEST' BEAUTY PRODUCTS FROM THE LAST 12 MONTHS
With hundreds of thousands of new beauty products hitting the shelves every year, it's hard to filter through and discover those little gems that really do make a difference. The beauty industry is...
View ArticlePERFECTION IN A BASE FOR 30+ WOMEN: LA ROCHE-POSAY EFFACLAR BB BLUR
As I get older my needs from base products are definitely evolving. I'm a little over dewy finishes that are often associated with youth, preferring to opt for more coverage and a 'blurring effect' to...
View ArticleI'M OVER IT. WHY WORKING FOR 'EXPOSURE' NEEDS TO BE LEFT IN 2015.
Imagine the scenario... You take your partner out to a hot new restaurant, order the entire menu (plus a bottle of champagne for good measure) and enjoy every minute of it. When it comes to the end of...
View ArticleREVLON OVERHAUL THEIR MASCARA CATEGORY: EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS DISCONTINUED
Big news if you're a fan of Revlon, and particularly their mascaras. This January they're completely overhauling their mascara category and discontinuing every single product that's currently on shelf....
View ArticleTHE NEW KOREAN TREND: SHATTERED GLASS NAILS
Korean beauty has had a huge influence on western launches over the last few years, and it's not stopping anytime soon. From the initial wave of BB and CC creams, to boosting serums, sheet masks,...
View ArticleBANANA BREAD WITH ADDED GOODNESS: A HEALTHIER SUPERFOOD ALTERNATIVE
Cooking has never been my forte, but eating is. I'll never be a super slim girl because I enjoy my meals too much; the only way I've ever been able to effectively 'diet' is by cutting food out...
View ArticleTHE OLYMPUS PEN CAMERA ONE YEAR ON: IS IT REALLY A BLOGGER'S DREAM?
Photography has become as big a part of blogging as the written word. The focus has evolved from wacking up a hastily tacken smartphone image, to investing hundreds of pounds in equipment and spending...
View ArticleTHE SECRET TO LONG-LASTING LIPSTICK? CLARINS INSTANT LIGHT LIP PERFECTING BASE
I write about lipstick a lot on this site and my collection is bursting at the seams, but the issue that arises time and time again is the lack of comfort and longevity that most offer. Although there...
View ArticleTIME BOMB 'OVER EXPOSED RESCUE' BRINGS SUN DAMAGE TO THE FOREFRONT OF...
It's important to be mindful of protecting our skin from the sun (regardless of the season) not only because of the associated skin cancer risks, but because UV exposure is the number one reason for...
View ArticleDON'T SETTLE FOR BEING SELF-CONSCIOUS: GETTING SEMI-PERM BROWS WITH KAREN BETTS
We all have our little insecurities and those body parts we worry about; even supermodels fret about cellulite, a wonky nose or those inevitable spots that pop up around that time of the month....
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